Father’s Day is a quintessential American holiday: the day we honor dads, stepdads, granddads, and father figures who mean so much—in so many ways—to our families. On the third Sunday in June, fathers revel in their very own dedicated day and, if they’re lucky, are showered by their kids and family members with love, appreciation,…
Ernie Pyle: The WWII Journalist in the Trenches
While most World War II correspondents focused on casualty rates, war strategies, and equipment losses, Ernie Pyle wrote in a sense-of-place style that endeared him not only to American soldiers, but also to their friends and family members at home. Newspapers touted wide-angle news, but Pyle captured the jots and tittles. Sometimes his prose elicited…
Fathers and Sons Connect in Farm Homesteading Program
When Jason Craig was a young boy, he spent as much time as he could in the woods across the street from his house. Describing himself then as feral, Craig experienced a typical American upbringing in suburbia, though raised by divorced parents. While most boys his age played basketball, Craig fell in love with the…
Sick School
June 15, 2023
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A community fears that mysterious illnesses and deaths at an elementary school may be caused by a nearby landfill. …
It Runs on Water
June 15, 2023
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This extraordinary documentary tells the story of a small group of inventors seeking various ways to unlock the vast amounts of energy locked up in the water! …
Snuffed Out but Not Forgotten: Old Baldy Lighthouse
A few years ago, while climbing Oak Island Lighthouse, which is the newest lighthouse in North Carolina built in 1958, I could see a small island situated just where the Cape Fear River empties into the Atlantic Ocean. On it, barely visible, is the oldest lighthouse in North Carolina, referred to as Old Baldy. Recently,…
How Rob Kenney, the ‘Internet’s Dad,’ Is Filling the Father Gap
On April 2, 2020, Rob Kenney uploaded his first video to his YouTube channel: “How to Tie a Tie.” In the two-minute video, filmed with his cellphone in front of his bathroom mirror, Kenney walks the viewer through a simple, no-nonsense method of tying a tie, offering helpful tips about what color to choose and…
How an Award-Winning Chef and Cyclist Keeps His Mind and Body in Top Condition
Changing your diet can change your life; Seamus Mullen knows that intimately. In 2012, a near-death experience forced him to rethink how he lived. The award-winning chef, restaurateur, and avid cyclist made a name for himself cooking through kitchens in Spain, San Francisco, and New York, where he opened his first restaurant in 2006. But…
Actor Kirk Cameron: Upholding Nation’s Principles Starts at Home
Instantly famous as a teen actor portraying Mike Seaver in the ABC sitcom “Growing Pains,” Kirk Cameron is now in the prime of his life. With all his children grown, the 52-year-old still takes on acting roles, produces family-friendly movies, writes children’s books, and travels throughout the United States to champion the traditional ideals of…
The Education and Experiences That Shaped America’s First Founding Father
The midwife who ushered George into the world thought he had the largest bones of any baby she had ever seen. It was February 1732. George took after his father in size and strength and was the first of six children born to Mary and Augustine Washington Sr. The growing Washington family lived a simple…
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